Electrician U
Electrician U is a learning and teaching platform that explains all components, theory, and ideology behind being an electrician. If you're looking to figure out "what is a capacitor, how does induction work, how do I bend 3/4" rigid conduit" - all of these topics will be covered. This is for electricians or anyone in the electrical trade.
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Episodes
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
A lot of people get really confused by contactors and relays and tend to
treat them like some kind of mystical magic device without understanding
what exactly they do. They have some similarities but still have very
distinct differences.
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
A lot of apprentices (and journeymen) have trouble understanding what makes
HID lighting any different than regular lighting so troubleshooting them
can be a bit confusing. Let's talk about it!
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
It’s an electricians job to be able to identify what’s going on in an
electrical circuit, and sometimes this can be a difficult task. Having a
firm knowledge of how to use various pieces of electrical test equipment
can be the difference in solving a problem and making a guess. In this
episode, I cover all of the pieces of test equipment I believe an
electrician should know how to use.
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Many up-and-coming electricians have trouble understanding how to use the
various electrical testers out on the market. All of the dials, characters,
and options can get a bit confusing if you don’t have experience using a
multi-meter. In this episode, I talk about how to use a commonly used
tester, the Fluke T5-600.
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
Someone recently asked me if there’s a way to bend PVC conduit or if
someone makes a bender or a tool to get a proper bend. In this episode
we’re going to cover how I do it.
Saturday Nov 17, 2018
Saturday Nov 17, 2018
My dudes, I really need help figuring out what to do with my storage
situtation. I keep losing terrabytes of data everytime my RAID 5 crashes,
and it happens often.
Any of you tech gurus out there PLEASE HELP!
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
This is my, no-doubt, my most asked for topic to do an episode. “Do an
episode on bending conduit” they say….”It’ll be fun” they say… Well my
friends, strap in, here we go….
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
In my house we have an issue with some people leaving lights on,
specifically in the garage. After hounding on the issue, I decided to get a
cheap occupancy sensor and install it in the garage to take care of the
problem.
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Monday Jul 30, 2018
In this episode I talk about the various fault detecting devices on the
market in use in most modern residences. Cheifly Arc Fault and Ground Fault
Circuit Interrupters.
Monday Jul 23, 2018
Monday Jul 23, 2018
Electrical power is often expressed in two units, Watts and VA. Wattage
and Volt-Amps rather, get misused because many people do not understand the
differences in them and when they should be used. In this episode I break
down the differences in the two terms and how they relate to one-another in
the electrical industry.